Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 5 That Bloom in May

680 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 5 and typically flower in May, such as False Indigo, Peony and Tulip. Each entry lists its bloom times, hardiness zones, and sun needs.

Showing 661 to 680 of 680 plants

How this list is made

Derived from each plant's bloom months and USDA hardiness zones, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 680 plants, 559 have been checked against outside sources (39 fully verified); the rest have not been checked yet, and each plant's own page says which. The cards are AI-generated illustrations. Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.

Rhododendron 'White Lights'

Part shadeZones 4–74 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 3–965 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs

Dianthus 'White'

Full sunZones 3–910 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Matthiola incana

Full sunZones 2–111.5 ftModerate

White Triumphator

Tulipa 'White Triumphator'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Weigela florida 'Alba'

Full sunZones 4–85 ftModerate

White Wild Indigo

Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftLow

White Wisteria (Alba)

Wisteria floribunda 'Alba'

Full sunZones 5–926 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

White-Tinged Sedge

Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Geranium maculatum

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Weigela florida 'Wine & Roses'

Full sunZones 4–85 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–926 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cornus kousa 'Wolf Eyes'

Part shadeZones 5–810 ftModerate

Wollerton Old Hall

Rosa 'Ausblanket'

Full sunZones 5–1011 ftModerate

Phlox divaricata

Part shadeZones 3–812 inModerate

Woodland Stonecrop

Part shadeZones 4–88 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rhododendron 'Yaku Princess'

Part shadeZones 5–83.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Syringa vulgaris 'Yankee Doodle'

Full sunZones 3–78 ftModerate

Yuki Cherry Blossom Deutzia

Deutzia 'NCDX2'

Full sunZones 5–81.5 ftModerate

Zéphirine Drouhin

Rosa 'Zéphirine Drouhin'

Full sunZones 5–910 ftModerate

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